It is autumn in Equestria, and many of the ponies are getting ready for winter, but most importantly: participating in the Running of the Leaves. Twilight has already participated in that competition once, but this year, she does not intend to participate due to having other plans in mind. These plans involve nothing more than spending the beginning of autumn with her marefriend.

After meeting Princess Luna at Nightmare Night, Twilight Sparkle has something to say to the recently-returned princess. She's sure she saw who Princess Luna was that night and feels a connection to the mare. Twilight Sparkle knows Princess Luna. That should make things simple, right?

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It's been a few days since the Battle of the Bands, and memories of what happened during that day haunt Twilight, especially since her ex-crush made her cry and didn't even apologize to her.

Until one afternoon where she's crying in her bedroom, Luna comes and helps her with it. And who knows, Twilight might even fall in love with Luna.

This story is a sequel to Hidden Desires

Two weeks have passed since Twilight and Luna have become marefriends. Princess Luna had been depressed before that but her sudden change in behavior over the past two weeks has Celestia wondering what has been going on. After she discovered the truth, she reminded Luna about an old bet that caused problems but Twilight, in her effort to protect Luna from the bet, does something she has never done before, she confronts Celestia.

Princess Luna has always been the stoic princess. With a few exceptions she has always tried to appear strong and unbreakable yet something has been troubling her heart recently. After raising the moon one night she decides to visit Twilight for some advice.

Here is the youtube reading by Agent Fluffy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsNA9VTa17w

Link to cover art: https://www.deviantart.com/90sigma/art/Princess-Luna-and-Twilight-Sparkle-Stargazing-319122041

It's not easy to go back to your life after a thousand years of insanity and exile. It's not easy for Luna to even leave her room. All the same, there's a special somepony that Luna desperately wants to get closer to, and that's worth facing the outside for. All she has to do is get up the nerve to talk to her.

On one lonely and dull night, Princess Luna finds comfort in the last pony she'd expect to see her.

Her night gets completely turned around.

Story inspired by cover art, which is by MagnaLuna. Check her out, she has a lot of good art.

Made popular 1-28-18 Thanks!

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It is said that nothing in life is free, and when your life lacks any foreseeable end, the most precious things come at the highest of costs.

Is it worth it?

Is love worth pain so great that it sinks into madness? Is it worth insanity so intense that it gives way to evil? Is it worth malevolence so destructive that it aims to annihilate an entire civilization?

The answer is hidden like a Rainbow in the dark.

For years, Luna has endured the guilt of Nightmare Moon and subjected herself to the nightmares of the Tantabus as punishment. When she lost control of it, her friends in Ponyville were able to stop it and things seemed all right for a time...

...but what about Celestia? What about Luna's closest friend, a pony who had no idea what was going on in her little sister's mind?

No one can make you change but yourself.

Before Nightmare Moon, before Equestria, before the Alicorn sisters moved the Sun and the Moon in the sky, there was Luna.

Luna, and Celestia. Two ponies left alone by a twist of fate that came too soon.

In order to survive, the sisters leaned on each other. They became close, closer than any sisters could ever be.

Closer than any sisters should ever be.

For the April 2019 incest contest
Special thanks to ChudoJogurt for helping me make this story readable.

Cover by Akeahi